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seafoid

#6945
September 20, 2018, 01:35:00 PM
https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/international-soccer/comment-the-stats-make-for-grim-reading-and-the-fai-need-to-get-robbie-keane-on-board-now-37334506.html


"Shane Duffy has scored as many Premier League goals already this season as any Irish player did in the whole of last term.
The Brighton man, often Ireland's main goalscoring threat, headed his second league goal of the season in the 2-2 draw against Southampton on Monday.
Last season, Ciaran Clark, Jeff Hendrick and Shane Long were the only Irish players to hit the magical two mark.
Here is another frightening stat that should send alarm bells ringing all around Abbotstown: Last year, Irish players had their worst goals return in England's top flight since 1963.
As pointed out by Nathan Murphy on Twitter, Irish players scored 70 goals in the first season of the Premier League in 1992/93. Last year it was 11."

#Jaysus

BennyCake

#6946
September 20, 2018, 02:00:23 PM
Yeah but Shane Long had a poor season last year. Which probably made things look worse.

70 goals in 92/93 - who would have got the bulk of those? Big Quinny, Townsend, Houghton, Keane, Irwin, Staunton, Sheridan, McGrath etc. that's a quare load of goals considering there was only one Irish striker. And Quinn was hardly prolific.

red hander

#6947
September 20, 2018, 04:50:42 PM
Shane Long also started a fair few games from the bench, which is going to skew the stats

imtommygunn

#6948
September 20, 2018, 05:31:23 PM
When shane long goes off form he really goes off form. He has been off form nearly since the germany goal!!

Great work rate which is good for Ireland however with that kind of form he's not going to make a premier league team. Austin, Ings and the Italian guy are always going to get picked ahead of him.

Jim_Murphy_74

#6949
September 20, 2018, 07:19:11 PM
Quote from: BennyCake on September 20, 2018, 02:00:23 PM
Yeah but Shane Long had a poor season last year. Which probably made things look worse.

70 goals in 92/93 - who would have got the bulk of those? Big Quinny, Townsend, Houghton, Keane, Irwin, Staunton, Sheridan, McGrath etc. that's a quare load of goals considering there was only one Irish striker. And Quinn was hardly prolific.

Had a look on statsbunker. Quinn was top With 9, then Keane 6, Irwin 5...soon you are Stan with 2, Ronnie Whelan with 1. There must gave been a fair old spread to get to 70.

/Jim.

shark

#6951
September 20, 2018, 08:00:04 PM
Quote from: Boycey on September 20, 2018, 07:54:44 PM
Big Cas?

Not that year. McGrath got a few I'm sure. He was PFA player of the year

BennyCake

#6952
September 20, 2018, 08:09:30 PM
Are Norn Iron players included within that Irish goal count?

Itchy

#6953
September 20, 2018, 08:19:59 PM
Quote from: imtommygunn on September 20, 2018, 05:31:23 PM
When shane long goes off form he really goes off form. He has been off form nearly since the germany goal!!

Great work rate which is good for Ireland however with that kind of form he's not going to make a premier league team. Austin, Ings and the Italian guy are always going to get picked ahead of him.

Except last Monday when he was picked ahead of Austin and the Italian lad

seafoid

#6954
September 20, 2018, 08:45:31 PM
Here's another angle from last season

The trend is not your friend

www.the42.ie/irish-players-in-the-premier-league-guide-russia-2018-martin-oneill-3541992-Aug2017/

THE NUMBER OF Irish players in the Premier League has decreased every season over the last five years.
From a high of 33 in 2011-12 the number has dropped to just 16 as the 2017/18 season gets underway this weekend.

Boycey

#6955
September 20, 2018, 10:53:34 PM
Quote from: shark on September 20, 2018, 08:00:04 PM
Quote from: Boycey on September 20, 2018, 07:54:44 PM
Big Cas?

Not that year. McGrath got a few I'm sure. He was PFA player of the year

He was playing for Chelsea I'm nearly sure, must have got a few??

BennyCake

#6956
September 20, 2018, 11:05:27 PM
Quote from: Itchy on September 20, 2018, 08:19:59 PM
Quote from: imtommygunn on September 20, 2018, 05:31:23 PM
When shane long goes off form he really goes off form. He has been off form nearly since the germany goal!!

Great work rate which is good for Ireland however with that kind of form he's not going to make a premier league team. Austin, Ings and the Italian guy are always going to get picked ahead of him.

Except last Monday when he was picked ahead of Austin and the Italian lad

Big Cas?

From the Bunker

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October 04, 2018, 03:43:02 PM Last Edit: October 04, 2018, 03:44:41 PM by From the Bunker
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